William
Robert
"6th Earl of Elgin and 10th Earl of Kincardine"
Bruce
Born in Scotland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Charles Bruce
and Martha (Whyte) Bruce
Brother of
Matilda Bruce, Janet Bruce, William Robert Bruce, Thomas Bruce, Charles Andrew Bruce, James Bruce and Charlotte Matilda (Bruce) Durham
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died
at age 7
in Scotland [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 28 Aug 2021
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Biography
William was born 28 Jan 1764 to Charles Bruce and Martha Whyte. He was baptized 12 Feb 1764 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. [1]
William was the 6th Earl of Elgin and 10th Earl of Kincardine. [2]
He died at the age of seven 15 Jul 1771.
Sources
- ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYGS-131 : 11 February 2020), William Robert Bruce, 1764
- ↑ The Scots Peerage: Volume 3, pages 491 and 491. https://www.electricscotland.com/books/pdf/scots_peerage.htm
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